Flickr user Rory Sykes, like most of us, has two displays attached to his computer, and while he may only work on one of them at any given time, that doesn't mean the other has to just sit there and look pretty. Using Rainmeter, he has it loaded up with useful information.

If you're running Windows 7, have dual monitors, and want the same setup, here's what you need to get started:

This particular setup is interesting because the main desktop is clear enough to have applications open and running while you're working, but the secondary display is just as packed with information that can be useful if you're running something in full-screen on the main display (like a game, for example) or keep other applications on the second display just to check periodically (like your favorite email or Twitter client, for example.)

If you need help getting all of the components to look just right, head over to tutorial on setting up Rainmeter to get started, or ping Rory Sykes on his Flickr page. If you have a Mac or are running Linux, you can approximate some of the same effects using GeekTool or Conky, respectively, but not everything.

Do you have a great, beautifully productive desktop of your own that you'd like to share? Go ahead and post it to the Lifehacker Desktop Show and Tell Flickr Group with a description of how you made it and it may be the next featured desktop.